Baldassarre died of a gunshot wound, but since his killer shot him from afar his murder remains unknown. The following three mutilated the dead body of Don Baldassarre Rotondi:

Carmine Gianchini (probably Bianchino) of the deceased Giuseppe – opens him with hatchet blows to the belly

Nicola Rosato of the deceased Michele – stabs him with a pitchfork. (Nicola was born circa 1821 in Fontanarosa and was married to levatrice Fortunata Guarciariello. After Fortunata's death he married Maria Carmina Bianchino, sister of the above accomplice, Carmine.)

Pasquale Laragione – slices him with a knife and robs money from his body. (No further info on Pasquale, nor does the Laragione surname show in Torre.)

Giuseppe, Costantino and Tommaso Carideo later went to Baldassarre's home and attacked his wife Raffaella dello Iacono.

Francesco escaped, but not before killing Michele and Carmine Carideo (Carmine was the nephew of Michele) and getting a piece of Giovanni di Nuzzolo.

Incidentally, Michele was married to Orsola Penna (daughter of Errico and Angela Rosa Cefalo) at the time of his death. Orsola went on to wed Pasquale Cheche in 1862 and Tommaso Carideo (nephew of first husband Michele and almost 30 years her junior) in 1876. None of her marriages produced children. Pedigree charts of all involved are below.

24 February 2012

These next several deaths were the result of the 1860 massacre in Torre le Nocelle. The original records regarding those charged and detained are on file at the archives in Avellino. Florindo has researched the massacre in depth and transcripts of the documents can be found on his site. Thanks go to Maria-Francesca for the translations.

Carmine Rotondi was murdered by Agostino Vozella of the deceased Giovanni Vozella and Giuseppe Angelo Carideo of the deceased Michele Carideo. Agostino overtook Don Carmine and forced him to kiss their hands, then ordered Giuseppe Angelo to point the musket in Carmine's side, killing him. Pedigree charts of Agostino and Giuseppe Angelo are below. Agostino died on 7 December 1875 in the prison in Porto Longone, Livorno.

17 February 2012

Or 30 minutes if you drive like an Italian. I'm not sure who this gentleman is, but the video brings back fond memories. Keep your eyes peeled for Torre at the 6:29 mark. (Apparently they won't let us watch this one here so you'll have to view it directly on youtube.)